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ballon

/bəˈlɒn/

Where it comes from

From French ballon. Doublet of balloon.

noun ballons

uncountable, usually The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair Tall and slender, with a superb ballon and effortless flight in air, Malakhov […] will unquestionably have an extraordinary career.
countable, usually Synonym of balloon (“type of glass for wine etc”).
Similar: balloon

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@misc{ballon_2026,
  title = {ballon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ballon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}